| 100% | ELON | 4 | With 23 Across, CEO of 15 Across |
| 61% | DIVINE | 6 | With 35-Across, source of 15-/23-Across |
| 59% | ANG | 3 | ''Life of Pi'' director, with 15 Across |
| 58% | GUILLERMO | 9 | With 15 Across, scandal-ridden president of Ecuador |
| 57% | ROLL | 4 | With 23 Across, start-of-class activity |
| 55% | STAR | 4 | With 23-Across, winner of seven Oscars |
| 54% | ANG | 3 | With 23-Across, "Life of Pi" Oscar winner |
| 53% | MEAT | 4 | With 15 Across, "Bat Out of Hell" singer born Michael Lee Aday (1947-2022) |
| 53% | ALBERT | 6 | With 23-Across, author of the general theory of relativity |
| 52% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 52% | ARLO | 4 | With 23-Across, singer of the song referenced at 6-Down |
| 51% | MURDER | 6 | With 23-Across, subtitle of the first season of "American Horror Story" |
| 51% | THOMAS | 6 | With 33-Across, current star of 15-Across |
| 51% | OFF | 3 | With 15-Across, kind of vehicle |
| 50% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 39-Across, signer of the 23-/51-Across |
| 50% | OHIO | 4 | It's due south of 15 Across |
| 50% | FROG | 4 | With 15-Across, cause of some hoarseness |
| 50% | GEORGE | 6 | With 15-Across, congressional expellee of 2023 |
| 49% | ITALIAN | 7 | With 55-Across, description of 23-, 36- and 44-Across |
| 49% | DAYS | 4 | With 15-Across, time full of happy memories |
| 49% | AMFM | 4 | With 23 Across, two-band device |
| 49% | BELL | 4 | With 23 Across, traditional school sound |
| 49% | WORK | 4 | With 23 Across, Monday though Friday |
| 49% | GREGORY | 7 | With 39-Across, writer of "Wicked," 15-Across, and 54-Across |
| 49% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, one of the two singers on 15-Across |
| 48% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 48% | HOLY | 4 | With 23 Across, time period before Easter |
| 48% | SCONE | 5 | Pastry served with 23 Across |
| 48% | NOBEL | 5 | With 32- and 38-Across, 2014 honor won by the writer of 15-Across |
| 48% | CURLY | 5 | Stooge with a shaved head, brother of 15-Across and 9-Down |